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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. As I sorted through years of research on the topic, I came up with five reasons: holistic thinking, planning system satisfaction, over-dependence on spreadsheets, rise in complexity and organizational alignment.

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Let the Design Begin…

Supply Chain Shaman

It was far a cry from the neon and glitzy hotels of Las Vegas where I am often speaking. They also brought me and my colleagues at AMR Research stuffed Llamas. Most companies are still struggling with “what good looks like” and “what defines supply chain excellence.” The theatre was packed.

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

This landed me in front of the Vendor Review Board at Gartner to defend my research. <This While there is work within SAP to rethink SNC and use the assets purchased with Ariba to build multi-tier capabilities, the progress is not encouraging. <This is an experience that I would never care to repeat.> Marketplace Rebirth.

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The Dispatch Report | October 2019, Issue No. 12

Shipchain

With his years spent working in logistics and supply chain, he is fully equipped to excel in this new role. . ShipChain’s Backend Services Now Available for Purchase. Association for Supply Chain Management in Las Vegas, NV. JOC Logistics Technology Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

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Blue Yonder is a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research WMS Technology Value Matrix

BlueYonder

According to Paul Brucker from Nucleus Research, “The WMS platform excels in outbound order orchestration, optimizing batch picking, routing, cartonization, parcel, and load building.” Key Areas of Innovations What’s the key takeaway from the Nucleus Research Warehouse Technology Value Matrix 2023? In Charles A.

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Technology Diffusion: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

QAD

You’re probably thinking, “Are you crazy, letting your 84 year old mother drive after an incident like that,” but she is actually an excellent driver. Do we have alarms that go off when a vehicle is driven to Las Vegas for the weekend (assuming Las Vegas is out of the territory)? Do we do that?

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Putting the WoW! Into Service Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Literature Review In 1985, Parasuraman, Zeithaml & Berry of Texas A&M University published a paper called " A Conceptual Model of Service Quality and Its Implications for Future Research ". Since then, SERVQUAL has become a building block of the service research from the marketing perspective.